The neglect changes you. The abuse hardens you. The suffering breaks you. The ignorance angers you. The indifference disturbs you. The injustice destroys you. On a daily basisâŠyour faith will be tested. Your heart will be wounded.... Your soul will be altered. On a weekly basisâŠyouâll question yourself. Youâll question your strength. Youâll question the world. On a monthly basisâŠyouâll fall down. Youâll get up. Youâll go on⊠On a yearly basisâŠyouâll look back⊠Youâll see faces⊠You couldnât save them. Youâll learn to mourn. To grieve. To sob. Youâll learn to trust a little less. To do a little more. To fight a little harder. Youâll learn to try. To hope. To pray. Youâll learn to fail. To succeed. To accept. Youâll learn when to hold on. When to give up. When to let go. Youâll learn who you are. What you stand for. Why that matters. Then⊠at times⊠youâll forget why you matter. Youâll question what youâre doing. Youâll wonder if itâs worth it. ButâŠhereâs the good news⊠When you forget⊠When you question⊠When you wonder⊠All you have to do⊠Is take a look around⊠And youâll see them. Youâll see their faces. Youâll see their smiles. Youâll feel their love. In their eyes, youâll see their journeys⊠Youâll remember their beginnings⊠Youâll know how far theyâve come⊠Youâll remember when they didnât know you⊠When they didnât trust you⊠When theyâd given up. Youâll remember how you healed them⊠How you loved them⊠How they loved you, too. And as you look back⊠Youâll want to move forward⊠For them⊠and because of them. In your darkest hours, youâll look around⊠To find the differences madeâŠthe hope givenâŠand the lives saved⊠Because you existed. In those moments, when you look into their eyesâŠevery doubt will be erased. Every question will be answered. Every worry will subside. Because in that instantâŠin each of your hearts⊠You both share the very same thought: âEvery bit of pain was worth itâŠfor this moment here with you.â And honestlyâŠno matter what else happens⊠Those moments hold all the strength you need⊠To keep going. - Ashley Owen Hill #empath #surviving2020 #savingothers #savingmyself #strength https://www.instagram.com/p/CDm7SV8Dtec/?igshid=qcd39tyh3bch
